About Frédéric
Frédéric’s main activity focuses on real estate acquisitions (real estate portfolio, joint-venture, real estate companies, offices buildings, retail centres and residential properties), property development and commercial leases negotiations. His expertise in family business and corporate law is also very appreciated by managers and shareholders of mid-cap companies who intend to transfer or sell their stakes. His main clients are French and foreign Institutional companies as well as industrial groups.
Legal 500 2024 ranked him in Band 1, Hall of Fame and says that: “Frédéric Lefébure is very experienced, with excellent knowledge of the market and practices. Attentive, responsive and proactive, good ability to persuade the opposing party during negotiations. Excellent communication with customers, and a good ability to adapt. A pleasure to work with his team“
His partners and associates consider Frédéric as ” the quiet strength of the Firm, always available and rendering good advice, he never loses his temper “.
His clients request his expertise for:
– Sales and acquisitions of real estate assets
– Joint-Venture agreement
– Property development
– Lease negotiation
– Corporate and M&A Law
Before Fairway
Before setting up Fairway, Frédéric’s duties were to manage the M&A Department in Landwell Law Firm between 1995 and 2004, allowing him to improve his expertise in complex real estate operations. Upon leaving Landwell, he founded Lefébure Fonteilles and Partners and practiced within this law firm until 2010. Before joining Landwell, Frédéric was an associate in Monsassier and Partners, a well-known French notarial law firm specialised in M&A and complex real properties activities.
Long Before Fairway
– Postgraduate degree in Notarial Law, University Panthéon-Assas – Paris II (1986)
– Diplôme Supérieur du Notariat (1st Part), Universty – Panthéon-Assas – Paris II (1989)
After Fairway
When Frédéric will cease his activities at Fairway, he will always keep an eye on it. He will practice another foreign language (Italian) and will try to improve his golf game playing more and more on different fairways.